Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is pleased to announce a Special Issue entitled “Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition”, based on the great success of our previous Special Issue with the same title.

The world has witnessed a rapid development of unmanned systems, which has paved the way for innovative approaches to previously unsolvable problems in marine and ocean engineering. Advanced and intelligent operation methods of marine vehicles are being applied to a variety of significant engineering applications, contributing to successful interdisciplinary cooperation. This edition of the Special Issue on marine vehicle operation invites submissions of the latest experimental and simulation studies related to the perception, decision-making, and control of marine vehicles. The Guest Editors of this Special Issue, together with the Editors of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, will provide a high-quality review process and ensure the efficient publication of your original research and review articles on the following topics:

• Water surface object detection and recognition;
• Underwater vision and identification;
• Marine vehicle navigation, guidance, and control;
• Path planning, path following, and trajectory tracking;
• Collision avoidance and obstacle avoidance;
• Coordination and game for marine vehicles;
• Fault diagnosis design and fault tolerant control;
• Marine vehicle modelling and simulation technologies;
• Propulsion systems and energy efficiency;
• Maritime safety and risk assessment.

Prof. Dr. Xiao Liang
Prof. Dr. Rubo Zhang
Dr. Xingru Qu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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